True Crime

From Ted Bundy to Lizzie Borden, explore true crime across centuries.

Is Charles Manson Behind the Unsolved Murder of Reet Jurvetson?

Police considered her death an “overkill,” a brutal killing style used by the Manson Family.

Serial Suspects: Who Committed the Villisca Axe Murders?

One of these men might have committed one of the grisliest murders in American history.

The Unsolved Killing of Georgette Bauerdorf

Her screams went unanswered, and her murder remains a mystery.

Homegrown Horror: 7 Creepy American Serial Killers

The crimes of these American murderers will make your skin crawl.

The Unsolved DeFoor Family Murder of 1879

On a summer night in Georgia, a killer crept into the DeFoor family homestead and slaughtered them with an axe.

5 Super-Twisted Serial Killers You’ve Never Heard Of

One woman's convalescent home came to be known as "the murder factory."

Gonna Kill You: The Original Night Stalker

There have been several Night Stalkers over the years . . . but few were as chilling as the first.

John Christie: The Whispering Killer of England

John Christie was hanged for the murder of his wife ... but she was just one of his victims.

5 Bizarrely Nicknamed Bandits Wanted by the FBI

Just pray you never come face to face with the Bad Breath Bandit.

Trail of Sangue: The Monster of Florence

Four men were arrested for his crimes, but the real Monster is still at large.

Peter Sutcliffe: The Yorkshire Ripper

By the time he was finally caught, this serial killer had claimed more than a dozen victims.

The Murders (and Many Confessions) of Ottis Toole

He was a serial killer, a serial liar ... or, most likely, both.

31 Unsettling Details About America’s Creepiest Serial Killers

With these notorious killers, the disturbing details just keep coming ...

Murder in the Red Barn: The Killing of Maria Marten

Murder in the Red Barn: The Killing of Maria Marten

In 1827, young Maria Marten slipped into a red barn to meet her secret lover. It was the last time she would be seen alive.

Henri Désiré Landru: France’s Seductive Serial Killer

This killer suitor lured numerous victims into sham marriages, then murdered the women and burned their bodies in his fireplace.

Leonarda Cianciulli: The Deadly Soap-Maker of Correggio

She butchered three women and then cooked the remains into soap and teacakes—all in the name of breaking a family curse.

Missing Man Solves His Own Cold Case

Police assumed a man missing for 30 years was dead ... until the victim had his "Aha!" moment.

7 Creepy Serial Killers That Will Make Your Skin Crawl

They were some of the most disturbing murderers to have stalked the earth ...

The Unsolved Killing of Margaret Martin

In 1938, a young woman's bright future came to an abrupt and brutal end.